Experience new horizons with Dane Roberts's travel-infused album Chasing Water [Media Release]

The following is a media release I created to celebrate my friend and label-mate Dane Roberts’s new album Chasing Water, which is officially available now on all streaming platforms!

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Experience new horizons with Dane Roberts's travel-infused album Chasing Water

Thirteen atmospheric songs transport the listener amidst ongoing pandemic

Windsor, ONTARIO (November 13, 2020) – Channeling the natural world of flowing rivers, pouring rain, and distant shorelines, Dane Roberts's second full-length album Chasing Water unfurls its emotions like the temperamental Eastern sky – by turns brightly charming, hazily daydreaming, and storming with driving, soul-purifying rain.

These thirteen songs are the musical embodiment of wanderlust, detailing painterly scenes from his adventures across Europe and Canada, and bursting with a longing to be free that hits close to home during the ongoing pandemic. Even the most casual listener is transported on a journey through masterpiece landscapes, with “Eastern Sky” being inspired by a visit to the ancient city of Ephesus, the song “Boulders” recalling the landscapes in Delphi and the temple of Apollo, and “Wild Rose” taking influence from the bougainvillea flowers of Milos, Greece.

While Chasing Water was largely written during Dane's travels abroad, other songs tell stories closer to home – the title track, “Chasing Water”, is an homage to the natural beauty of Point Pelee National Park (where the artist was photographed by Travis Latam for the album's cover), and “Nowhere” conjures a vignette of a working man leaving the Chrysler plant on a scorching summer day, the essence of factory work and endless repetition.

“I actually set out to write a concept album about all of my travels, and somewhere along the way the songs slowly started becoming more and more personable, and less observational,” explains Dane. “Eventually, the album evolved into a sketch of familiar feelings in differing conditions and environments – ultimately unified by the desire for freedom.”

While most artists draw on outside producers to realize their songs on recording, Dane's expert self-production is prominent on Chasing Water. The steady drive of percussion and atmospheric guitars sweep the listener into soft, soothing beds of background vocals. While Chasing Water remains Dane's singular vision, it does feature back-up vocalist and Dane's significant other Madeline Doornaert, and mixing and mastering by Mike Hargreaves (Soul Brother Mike).

Dane plans to release a series of videos to bring the album to life for listeners, as the COVID-19 pandemic has altered plans for the album's release. “While we can't all be together, I'll do everything I can to make the experience of the album as accessible and personable as I can.”

Chasing Water, presented in partnership with Soul City Music Co-op, is available now on all streaming platforms and at danerobertsmusic.com.

Dane Roberts, by Travis Latam 2020

About Dane Roberts
Windsor, Ontario's Dane Roberts is a poetic songwriter whose style moves freely between anthemic Canadian rock, blues-tinged folk, and light-hearted soul. Dane's self-produced discography is imbued with a sensibility beyond his twenty-one years, yielding atmospheric soundscapes laced with thought-provoking ideas. As a member of past Windsor band SieraSlave, Dane has already amassed more than a decade of industry experience, making regular rotation on commercial radio in Windsor and touring across Ontario and the United States. His solo career began with his debut album Where the Water Meets the Sky in 2018, followed by singles “One More Night In New York” (2019) and the pandemic-inspired “Dancing In The Living Room” (2020).
www.danerobertsmusic.com

About Soul City Music Co-op
Launched on January 1st, 2020, the Soul City Music Co-op is not your traditional music label. Co-founded by Windsor singer-songwriters Mike Hargreaves and Crissi Cochrane, the label takes no percentage of its artists' earnings or rights, and instead fosters sustainable self-managed music careers through mentorship, solidarity, and skill-sharing. The label features a small but growing roster of eight diverse Windsor artists – Brendan Scott Friel, The Bishop Boys, Crissi Cochrane, Madeline Doornaert, Ayola, Dane Roberts, Soul Brother Mike, and The Family Soul.
www.soulcitymusiccoop.com